Tubular lantern.



B. H. POMEROY.

TUBULAR LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, I914.

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IBENNARD H. POMEROY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN-MENTS, TO R. E. DIETZ COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

TUBULAR LANTERN.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

Application filed May 13, 1914. Serial No. 838,187.

I! 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENNARD H. PoMEnoY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented a new and useful. Improvement in Tubular Lanterns, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of tubular lanterns in which thebell which stands over the globe is arranged to slide on the central airtube of the lantern and is connected with the globe plate by side rodsor wires which provide for the vertical movement of the globe inlighting or extinguishing the lantern, or for other purposes; the bell,lobe plate and side rods or wires forming a globe frame which isvertically movable in the tubular lantern frame.

The object of this invention is to so bend the lower portions of theside rods or wires that these portions will form guides which straddlethe side tubes and guide the globe frame thereon.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a lantern embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bent portions of one of the siderods or wires.

Fig. 3 is horizontal section of one of the lantern tubes and adjacentparts taken through line 33, Fig. 1.

The lantern shown in Fig. 1 is of the usual hot blast type. 10represents the oil pot, 11 the burner, 12 the slightly inclined sidetubes and 13 the central tube. The tubes are shown in the drawings ascomposed of the usual stamped halves connected by seams 14, but may beof any other usual construction.

The vertically adjustable globe frame of the lantern consists of thebell 15, the globe plate 16 and the connecting side rods or wires 17which are fastened to the bell and the globe plate in the usual manner.The lower portions of these rods or wires are bent to form two laterallyprojecting side loops, each composed of two outwardly diverging arms 18and an outer connecting member 19 lying in a plane substantiallyparallel to the plane of the base of the lantern. This outer member isindented or concaved for engaging the inner side of the tube. These sidearms and their connecting member partially straddle the side tube of thelantern and are guided thereon, thus directing and controlling thevertical movement of the globe frame near the lower end thereof. lVhenthe globe frame is raised the side wires or rods, because of theirresiliency and the upwardly converging position of the side tubes, arecompressed or forced inwardly and exert an outward pressure against theside tubes of the lantern by which the globe frame is held in the raisedposition for exposing the burner for trimming the wick, lighting,extinguishing and other purposes.

If desired, the tubes may be provided in their inner flanges withlocking notches 20 in which the guide loops engage for holding the globein the elevated position.

I claim as my invention:

The combination with a lantern frame having side tubes, of a verticallymovable globe holding frame comprising upright side rods having theirlower portions bent to form integral laterally projecting loops, eachcomposed of arms which project outwardly from the upper and lowerportions of the rods, respectively, and an outer portion which connectssaid arms and st "ac dies the tube on the inner side thereof.

Witness my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENNARD H. POMEROY.

lVitnesses EDWARD VVILHELM, C. B. HORNEBEGK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by-addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

